Renowned New York organ builder Henry Erben turned 222 in 2022! With St. Patrick’s day coming, on March 10, 2022, we featured some soulful and festive Irish music and refreshment. This in-person celebration included: Music program with… Read More
Friends of the Erben Organ
A Community for Music and the Arts
2021 Victorian Carol Sings
On two evenings, December 16 and 17, 2021, we presented our annual Victorian Carol Sings. These festive events with audience participation are a great way to cap off the year with some seasonal carols, written around… Read More
Standing ovation at our first-ever silent film screening!
Friends of the Erben Organ hosted a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 film “The Kid” on October 14, 2021, with live improvised soundtrack on the Erben by acclaimed silent film organist Peter Krasinski. This was the… Read More
Erben Organ Days 2021: Organ Festival
To celebrate Make Music Day 2021 and the return to in-person events, on June 21 we hosted a mini Erben organ festival, featuring four half-hour performances. The series of Erben recitals were followed by Kids Build… Read More
Erben Organ Days 2021: Kids Build a Pipe Organ!
On June 21, Worldwide Make Music Day, we invited kids to build a pipe organ in the courtyard! The Orgelkids USA kit pipe organ works on the same principles as the NYC townhouse-sized Erben, which the… Read More
Touring Artis Wodehouse’s Studio
Dear Friends of Music,Stream the Harmonium and Organ Virtual Recital Enjoy a unique concert on three historic harmoniums by Artis Wodehouse with Jared Lamenzo on the 1868 Henry Erben pipe organ, in the lush acoustics of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral,… Read More
Erben Organ in The New York Times Word of the Day
The New York Times Word of the Day + Quiz on October 26, 2020 was “pneumatic”, featuring a passage about the historic 1868 Henry Erben Organ from John Freeman Gill’s recent Streetscapes column, “At Old St…. Read More
Erben Organ Days 2020: Visit to an Organbuilder Workshop
This summer we added a new event to our Erben Organ Days lineup: a virtual visit to an organbuilder workshop, held over Zoom. Basilica Organist and FREO Director Jared Lamenzo chatted with Ray Brunner and Hans… Read More
Erben Organ Days 2020: Organ & Trumpet Recital
On August 2, 2020 Friends of the Erben Organ presented a recital featuring Angela Gosse, trumpet soloist, and Jared Lamenzo on the historic Erben organ. This Erben Organ Days 2020 series recital was live-streamed via YouTube… Read More
Erben Organ featured in The New York Times Streetscapes column
We are excited to share the link to The New York Times feature from the 07/17/2020 Streetscapes column: At Old St. Pat’s, a History of Defiance by John Freeman Gill. Featured photo by Stefano Ukmar for… Read More